1. Air and Water Management Association Regulatory Conference Symposium
April 2019
UST Management Program

2. USTMP management Lon Revall, Program Manager
Regulatory Compliance Unit I Shaheer Muhanna
Corrective Action Unit I
Kelly Adams
Regulatory Compliance Unit II Karlene Freeman
Corrective Action Unit II
Jay Kemberling
Enforcement/ATR Unit Vacant

3. Tank age

4. Georgia’s tank population1 2 3

5. Karlene Freeman, RCU 2 Unit Manager
UST Rule Amendment
Karlene Freeman, RCU 2 Unit Manager

6. 2017 UST Rule amendment
July 2015 – EPA published changes to the 1988 UST Regulation
State Program Approval (SPA) requires adoption of federal requirements
No less stringent requirement
Adopted by reference
Two additional state-specific requirements
Rule Implementation schedule can be found:

7. New FEDERAL requirements
Requirements effective December 15, 2017:
Ball Floats may no longer be used for overfill prevention
Within 30 days after repair, secondary containment, spill and overfill equipment must be tested
Closure of internally lined tanks that fail the internal lining inspection and cannot be repaired according to code of practice
Demonstrate compatibility for systems with greater than 10% ethanol and greater than 20% biodiesel

8. New FEDERAL requirements
Requirements effective December 15, 2017 (cont’d)
Containment sump testing for sumps used for piping interstitial monitoring, spill prevention equipment test and overfill prevention equipment inspection are required at time of installation
For airport hydrant fuel distribution systems and USTs systems with field-constructed tanks:
Notification and financial responsibility
Release reporting
Closure
Some of the past deferral requirements will have a 2020 implementation deadline, the rest listed will be immediately effective

9. New FEDERAL requirements
Requirements effective December 15, 2017 (cont’d)
For previously deferred UST systems
Release detection for emergency generators (new installs)
Subpart K for airport hydrant fuel distribution systems and field- constructed tanks
Some of the past deferral requirements will have a 2020 implementation deadline, the rest listed will be immediately effective

10. New FEDERAL requirements
Requirements Due by December 15, 2020:
Site assessment records for groundwater and vapor monitoring
Containment sump testing for sumps used for piping interstitial monitoring, spill prevention equipment test and overfill prevention equipment inspection (once every three years)
Release detection equipment testing (once per year)
Emergency generator-release detection required
Some of the past deferral requirements will have a 2020 implementation deadline, the rest listed will be immediately effective

11. New FEDERAL requirements
Requirements Due by December 15, 2020:
Walkthrough Inspections
Once every 30 days
Spill prevention equipment inspection
Release detection equipment inspection (e.g. ATG, records review )
Form is available on-line
Annually
Containment sump inspection (all sumps)
Handheld release detection equipment inspection (e.g. gauge stick, bailers)
Some of the past deferral requirements will have a 2020 implementation deadline, the rest listed will be immediately effective

12. New STATE requirements
Record retention minimum of 3 years
Will primarily impact non-GUST facilities
Annual Tank Registration deadline is December 31 (from September 1)

13. Questions about the new rules?

14. Annual tank registration
The Public uses GEOS to submit information to EPD

15. Georgia epd online system (GEOS)
Voluntary Remediation Program
Air Title V
Construction Stormwater
Brownfields
Hazardous Waste
Lead Based Paint & Asbestos
Underground Storage Tanks
Scrap Tire
NPDES
Municipal Wastewater
Industrial Stormwater
Environmental Assurance Fees

16. Annual tank registration
Georgia EPD Online System (GEOS)
Create Responsible Official Account
(Tank Owner)
Associate Facilities
Submit
Online Registration Forms

17. Annual tank registration online Form
Annual Renewal – Registration
Amend/Modify – Don’t use; instead submit a 7530
Terminate – Selling Facility/USTs

18. Annual tank registration
Click pdf icon to view/print certificate
Click ACTION button for 2019 Annual Renewal
Click ACTION button to Terminate ATR if tanks are sold
Monique Hargrove:

19. GEOS PUBLIC inquiry PORTAL

20. GEOS PUBLIC inquiry PORTAL
Enter Facility ID (Location Identifier)
Select “UST – Storage Tank Registration Form”
Click “Search”

21. UST Registration certificate
Tank Status must be “Currently In Use” for fuel delivery (not TOU)

22. Questions about ust registration?
Comments/Questions:
ATR Hotline:
Monique Hargrove: